Weekend Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation opposes proposed legislation that would allow Idahoans to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training, a so-called "Constitutional carry" law. 198 of 271 respondents (73.06%) oppose the legislation. Only 72 of 271 respondents (26.57%) support it. 1...
A U.S. District Court judge has given both parties in a lawsuit filed by The Hitching Post against the city of Coeur d'Alene one more chance to reach a resolution before trial. Attorneys for the city filed a motion on Jan. 28 asking for lawsuit...
Art Thiel of Sports Press Northwest, says Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin discredited his team by pretending to take a dump after scoring a touchdown on his only catch of Super Bowl XLIX and running his mouth too much. What do you think?
This is my viewpoint as a part-time city employee. I started helping in the office and with Athol Daze several years ago with City Clerk Charlotte Hooper, and was hired to help Sally Hansen answer phones, post water bills and take messages when she was…
Bill Hall of the Lewiston Tribune opines that it is time for Seattle Seahawk fans to quit whining about that play call that cost their team a second straight Super Bowl title. 'Hawks fans should embrace the fact that their team is very talented and the coach of that team very good.
Most of you reading this are far more familiar with the airport one state over than you are with the one right in your backyard. That's OK. They both serve vital functions. One scatters passengers to the four corners of the globe. The other lands…
Buck Knives chairman Chuck Buck is shown in October 2011 giving a tour of the plant in Post Falls. Buck died in his sleep of congestive heart failure Friday evening surrounded by his family. He was 78. (SR file photo: Kathy Plonka) Friends and loved…
Doug Okuniewicz, manager of the Greyhound Park Event Center in Post Falls, told legislators this morning that the park needs the controverisal "instand racing" machines to survive. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise is live-blogging the hearing on instant racing today.
My Sunday Huckleberries column began by focusing on the ongoing tree cut along the Dike Road (Rosenberry Drive) on Coeur d'Alene's waterfront. As readers of Huckleberries Online know, the cut was far more extensive than originally advertised.
Gonzaga guard Silas Melson (0) tries to control the ball next to San Francisco guard Corey Hilliard (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco Saturday. Kyle Wiltjer scored 29 points to lead Gonzaga to an 81-70 victory over…
Two weeks from today, we'll be celebrating Blogfest 2015, commemorating the 11th anniversary of Huckleberries Online. I hear Cis is coming down from Bonner County for the event. Henry & Spazz are coming up from Whitman County. The mayor, I believe, will be there. Bent…
A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., recently. Vaccinations can cause minor side effects including redness at the injection site and sometimes mild fever, but medical experts say serious complications are rare and much less dangerous…
Sometimes, I like to stir things up, simply to get the blood pumping. That wasn't my intention when I started counting the trees, upright and fallen, along the Dike Road over the last two weeks during my noon and weekend walks. It simply dawned on...
Coeur d'Alene Police officers are searching for an endangered runaway girl. Emily Rose Walther, 14, was last seen at her home in Coeur d'Alene on Feb. 1. She was reported as a runaway by her custodial father the following day. Information obtained from investigators indicate…
From Cindy's War Bonds blog: "Exciting news for Kindle and Nook lovers. “War Bonds: Love Stories From the Greatest Generation” will be released in e-book format next week! You can pre-order it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble today! While I prefer the comfort and...
Today's Cutline Contest features New England tight end Rob Gronkowski chugging a beer along the parade route to celebrate the Patriots' Super Bowl victory.
PM Scanner Traffic for Thursday (21 items + AM Scanner Traffic link, so far) includes crash between vehicle and pedestrian in Coeur d'Alene. Pedestrian escaped with minor bruises and scrapes after being knocked down.
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has announced that the bones found by a hiker and his dog in a remote area of Bayview are human + links to 10 other afternoon stories.
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the bones found by a hiker near Bayview, Idaho are human. A hiker who was hunting for antler sheds found the skeletal remains Wednesday afternoon in a forested area above Cape Horn Road, the Sheriff’s Office said…
Roundup of INW/North Idaho blogs offers another photo of tree removal along the Dike Road + The Slice dissing on lates SI swimsuit edition + A Grip on Sports reviewing interesting Thursday night in area college basketball + more
The Idaho State Liquor Division is on track for another record year in 2015, the division reported to legislative budget writers Friday, in part because of cross-border buyers from Washington, who now account for a steady 7 percent of the division’s sales. Before Washington voters…
North Idaho blogger Dogwalk Musings offers thoughts re: ISIS claim that American hostage Kayla Mueller (pictured) was killed in an air strike by Jordanians earlier today.
Pigs are airborne today. State Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, and I agree that the state shouldn't mandate the number of hours that a car dealer should be open in a given reach. It's state overreach. File this in "Broken clock is right twice a day" department.
Sometimes, I pity those born without a sense of humor, including the person who sent the above email to The Spokesman Review. Obviously, the emailer didn't realize -- or care-- that the widow of a Seattle Seahawk fan who died of a heart attack shortly…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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